Describing Ottavio Quattrochhi as "no different a fugitive" than underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Leader of the Opposition Lal Kishenchand Advani asked Singh, who was present in the House, why the government was having a "soft corner" for the Italian.
BJP's chief returning officer O P Kohli who conducted the organisational elections in the country said there were 15 sets of nomination papers all in support of Rajnath Singh's candidature.
Books and films were the bonding factors for his friendship with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani said.
Responding to Leader of Opposition Lal Kishenchand Advani's demand for a decision before Wednesday, the anniversary of the attack, Patil said no deadline had been set in such cases earlier.
Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra parried questions about the party's stand on Advani's comments, saying any decision in this regard would be made only after the telecast of the interview by the television channel.
Opposition National Democratic Alliance leaders on Monday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee not to allow the government conduct official business in Parliament amid din, barring compelling circumstances.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said it was not opposed to a nuclear agreement with the US, but wanted the present deal to be redrafted so that there was no restriction on India carrying out atomic tests in future. "We do not basically oppose the nuclear agreement," senior party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani said at an Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India function in Delhi.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said all was well between the BJP and Shiv Sena. He was speaking to newsmen after a luncheon meet with the Sena's Lok Sabha members led by Udhav Thackeray.
Asked whether it meant that Advani should not be considered PM-in-waiting, he said, "No, this is not what I am saying. Whenever a decision is taken on the issue within the party and the NDA, you will be told."
In a new twist to the phone tapping controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party Monday alleged that the telephones of many of its senior leaders, including Leader of Opposition Lal Kishenchand Advani were tapped during the Volcker controversy.
He denied that his demand marked a departure from his party's original stand that the deal was unacceptable because of Washington's Hyde Act.
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed an uproar over violence in Agra and the incident in Bhagalpur in Bihar where a thief was beaten up by a mob, tied to a motorcycle and dragged.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thursday night announced his retirement from active politics saying henceforth he would not contest elections.
This is the first time parliamentarians are caught on camera accepting bribes to raise questions.
BJP warns MPs to steer clear of malpractices
Munde's defiant attitude not to visit Delhi on Tuesday had given rise to the speculation that he may join hands with the Shiv Sena as he had met Bal Thackeray before leaving for Delhi. He also met another powerful leader Chhagan Bhujbal. "I am confident that we should be able to sort out the issue by the end of the day," Venkaiah Naidu told newsmen before leaving for Advani's residence.
It also concurred with the high court order that the confessional statement of the accused were not admissible under law.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who drove to Advani's residence, was among the first callers to wish him a happy birthday.
"Unfortunately today dynasty has become an issue. When people tell me that she (Pratibha) should be in politics. I oppose it because it's an issue on which we always confront the principal ruling party in the country," he said in an interview to television channel NDTV in Delhi, which also featured his daughter Pratibha.
Opposing peace move with Pakistan until it acts against terror groups operating from its soil, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday decided to build public opinion against the confidence-building measures with Islamabad.
"It (resigning as chief minister) was the biggest mistake of my life. I was influenced by Advaniji and Vajpayeeji... and took the decision to uphold the tricolour," Bharti said at a public meeting Tikamgarh on Thursday.\n\n
PM, Advani pay tribute to Vallabhbhai Patel
Invited to deliver a keynote address by former president A P J Abdul Kalam on the occasion of the release of Lal Kishenchand Advani's book My Country My Life at Srifort Auditorium in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, former external affairs minister in the Atal Bihar Vajpayee government Jaswant Singh said that his concept of handling the Ayodhya issue was definitely not the same as that of Advani's.
"Whatever he has said lies in the party's interest," Rajnath Singh told PTI.
Leader of the Opposition Lal Kishenchand Advani makes a strong case for the revival of POTA.
BJP chief L K Advani asked dissident party members to respect 'limits and boundaries when seeking solutions to problems within the party.
Advani unfurled the Tricolour to mark the launch of the campaign.
Lavishing praise on senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said veteran leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee had made no mistake by selecting the Advani as the party's prime ministerial candidate.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani has requested the government to honour former Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee with the Bharat Ratna, the country's higest civilian honour.
"If it (joint mechanism) is not to be applied to fugitives of Indian law, it should be scrapped immediately," he told PTI.
Khandelwal also said the Advani's controversial Pakistan visit should be discussed.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh top brass led by its general secretary Mohan Bhagwat on Monday met Bharatiya Janata Party president Lal Kishenchand Advani
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is stepping up pressure on Bharatiya Janata Party president Lal Kishenchand Advani.
Murli Manohar Joshi on Friday squarely held the Inter-Services Intelligence responsible for the Ayodhya attack, while BJP president Lal Kishenchand Advani avoided any reference to the neighbouring country during his visit to Ayodhya.
Days after Lal Kishenchand Advani was declared the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for prime ministership for the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held in February 2009 unless Parliament is dissolved earlier, massive defeats in two bypolls in Khargone for Lok Sabha and the Sanver MLA seat sent the party top brass in a tizzy.
The meeting will take place at Hotel Renaissance, where the BJP is holding its three-day national executive.
He also asked the Election Commission to take action against Congress president Sonia Gandhi for her 'merchant of death' remarks against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
First Look on an all-party condolence meet for Pramod Mahajan in Mumbai.
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